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Weekly economic indicators: Spike in retail footfalls, net use tones down

Some moderation in gains even as unlock continues

Traffic congestion, DND flyover, cars, traffic police, pollution, delhi-noida
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Both Mumbai and New Delhi had been seeing a rise in traffic congestion as more people stepped out and went to work

Sachin P MampattaKrishna KantShine Jacob Mumbai
The steady improvement in people visiting retail and recreational outlets seems to have slowed down.  Traffic congestion, pollution and internet data also show a moderation in the pace at which economic activity is picking up as the country comes out of a lockdown which has been on since the end of March.

The lockdown imposed to stop the spread of Covid-19 caused many economic indicators to plummet. This cannot immediately be tracked in a lot of key data points such as gross domestic product and trade data, since they often only quarterly or monthly. Analysts in China and other afflicted